I have often wondered what would cause a depraved mind to do such a thing as set a bomb off at the Boston Marathon.

To kill innocent people, people like you and me, to prove some point. (As of today, I don’t know what that point was supposed to be.)

But, that seems to be the world in which we live in today.

It used to be we could argue our issues in a sane and logical manner. But now it seems some take sides and get fighting-mad if someone disagrees with their thoughts.

You could easily debate that our society has created such people.

When someone feels that there is no escape and they are trapped in a world in which they have no control, they lash out.

We have seen that a lot over the last few years.

People who take others’ lives like in the recent shootings, stabbings and of course the most recent bombings, are so wrapped up in their own emotional state they can no longer understand the consequences of their actions.

Sure, they may be making a political statement, or be so psychologically damaged as to believe they are revenging some episode in their life.

The reality is that they are killing innocent people.

In my opinion, there is no high moral ground for such actions and I think most rational people probably have a similar feeling.

Maybe it has reached the point in which we have become so disillusioned with each other that we no longer care.

I think that is evident when you see the many debates that follow such events as Boston or school shootings.

We seem to want to find something other than the truth to blame.

It is easy to lash out at a catalyst like guns to blame for shootings.

They are an easy target, because it has and will be a controversial point and easily pushes aside the real issue.

In the case of the Boston bombings the weapon of choice, it appears, was a homemade bomb, easily put together from items picked up at any local farm or hardware store.

Again, it was not the guns, the knives, the bombs or any other form of killing a depraved mind could devise. It was the person – or persons – who did the deed that is to blame.

If nothing else, we should know by now this world is full of evil people and that’s not going away.

History is packed with them, from Jack The Ripper to the Boston bombers.

There will be an ample amount of debate over this, but the bottom line is that innocent people die from such actions in a free country where we live with a document we call a constitution.

Let’s remember that as we mourn the loss of those murdered and wounded in Boston, and pray for their families.

I would give anything if something like this had never happened, but it did and we have to live with the consequences.

I would like to add one thing: Although the Boston bombing is certainly a terrible event, you cannot help but be proud of the many people, both in law enforcement, medical services and common citizens who stepped up to help those injured.

That is what makes this one of the best countries in the world with so many good people.